The Shortlist for May 7

Sorry, we were rendered momentarily speechless by the extreme cuteness assaulting our eyes to the left. Kevin Spacey announced on Twitter Saturday that he'd welcomed this cuddly, face-licking "new member of the family." And if the brown, black and white splotchy goodness that's plopped sleepily on the actor's chest doesn't warm your cold heart, his next tweet should: "Her name is Boston in honor of the city."

After last month's deadly bombings at the Boston Marathon, Spacey, 53, flew to Beantown to visit victims and police in the hopes of bringing "a smile to their face," he told the Boston Herald. "The cops, nurses, doctors, hospital staff and patients that I have met over the past few days have given me the greatest feeling of pride in being an American, and made me understand that we are all Boston."